Engineering Dynamics

Dr. Keith D. Hjelmstad is President's Professor  in the School for Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University.

This book provides an innovative approach to learning dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, emphasizing a consistent problem-solving framework designed to help students understand the subject while building and reinforcing the mathematical tools needed to bridge the gap between physical intuition and quantitative results. The theoretical developments are supported by an extensive set of MATLAB codes that give the reader powerful tools for exploring and visualizing basic concepts. The book is aimed at engineering students at the sophomore level who have a background in calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations.

Vectors.- Particle Mechanics.- Rigid Body Motion in a Plane.- Unifying Concepts for Planar Motion.- Motion in Three Dimensions.- The Euler-Lagrange Equations.- Impact.- Vibrations.- Appendix A Newton's Method.- Appendix B The Directional Derivative.- Appendix C Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations.- Appendix D The Eigenvalue Problem.